Boycott French products, says cleric

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[Sub-Driver]

Boycott French products, says cleric From correspondents in Baghdad December 26, 2003

A Shiite cleric called Friday for an Iraqi boycott of French products in protest at France's decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious insignia from schools.

"We condemn the French government's decision prohibiting the Islamic veil and we demand the liberty that France says it embodies," Sayyed Amer al-Husseini told some 10,000 worshippers in the Shiite-populated Baghdad Sadr City district.

"We encourage a boycott of French products and call on Muslims in France to continue wearing the veil," he said in a sermon at the main weekly Muslim prayers.

After months of heated debate, a committee of French experts last week recommended banning "conspicuous" religious insignia - including the hijab (Islamic headscarf), the Jewish kippa or skullcap, and large crucifixes - from state schools.

In a speech last Wednesday, French President Jacques Chirac came out in favour of the ban, which he wants written into law by the start of the next academic year.

[CWOJackson]

Just darn! No one likes the French accept the Germans.

[Think free or die]

Poor France - can't do anything right. . .

I welcome Iraq to the boycott!

[Paleo Conservative]

Boycott French Whine!

[Imal]

Prediction: France will back off from prohibiting Muslim attire and symbols, but the ban will be enforced against Christians and Jews.

[carlo3b]

FRENCH NEW YEARS RESELUTIONS
#1 Reverse dission to ban Islomic head scarfs.
#2 Ban all crosses, Christian crosses or otherwise, no more cross-anything except Cross-dressing.
#3 Ban Jews.
#4-299,789,985 Hate Americans, (list by name), except Liberals that Hate America already.

[CWOJackson]

Does the ban on religious items of apparel include Michael Moore T-shirts?

[carlo3b]

FRENCH NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS. .
#1a SPELLCHECK RESOLUTIONS. . DUH
#1 Reverse decision to ban Islamic head scarfs.
#2 Ban all crosses, Christian crosses or otherwise, no more cross-anything except Cross-dressing.
#3 Ban Jews.
#4-299,789,985 Hate Americans, (list by name), except Liberals that Hate America already.

[Cobra64]

I've been trying to boycott French products for about a year. I also have to keep referring to the French owned companies so that I don't purchase their products and services.

[ryanjb2]

Iraqi Shi'ites are hypocrites. They would never allow Iraqi Christians a fraction of the religious freedom Muslims enjoy in France. These people don't deserve the freedom the US soldiers gave them.